So to put it simple, I want to have my cockpit view expanded over 3 x 27" Asus VE278Q in a resolution that will be 3240x1920. And I will use 2 x 8" screens for MFD export. The Asus monitors have DisplayPort input. The 8" screens are VGA.

Now, as far as I know the A-10 simulator doens't support to run in full screen when exporting MFD's. It's also said that there is no gain from Crossfire.

Will this setup be possible and what do I need?

My original plan was to buy two 6950's in crossfire. The reason for 6950's is because they are ALOT cheaper here in Norway than 6970.

but he is crossfiring so cant he do it with just a normal 2gb 6950?
if not i would do what tsm106 says

The second card is more or less a slave, and it's outputs are not used so given that he could use a regular 6950 for the slave card. The main card will have to have 5 or more outputs limiting it to a Flex or DCII.

I've had terrible experiences with Sapphire in the past. 3 Cards that have died and only one I got replaced by warranty. So I will try to avoid Sapphire. So I guess It will be the Asus DCII then.

My plan was also to watercool the card when I can afford it, so I was hoping I could go for a reference card so I could have a fullcover block. But this isn't a must, besides the DCII, from what I've read in reviews, is so silent that there may not be any need to watercool it?

And luckily, my new 990fxa-ud3 has space for two DCII if I would opt to go for Crossfire later :-)

One more question:

Will this setup be fine then? Using 2 x DVI -> VGA adapter for the two 8" screens and use displayport+displayport+HDMI for the 3 27" screens? Or is there something else I need to know?

EDIT: Just noticed that there are 4 displayportports on the DCII, so never mind the HDMI :-)

EDIT2: I got a little bit confused by this:

Does it mean that in dual mode, you lose one DisplayPort?Edited by Johnny2000 - 6/8/11 at 2:58am